3 people charged with stealing identities of Surfside condo collapse victims

• "Cyber grave robbers did move very quickly after the collapse to grab what they could while family and friends were in absolute emotional turmoil," Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Wednesday, per Reuters.
• The suspects are accused of stealing the personal identification of at least seven victims of the collapse — five of whom were killed — and using the identities to obtain credit cards and make fraudulent transactions of up to $50,000, per Reuters. Investigators allege the scheme began in early July.

The big picture: The arrests come more than two months after Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, collapsed overnight, killing 98 people.

• The investigation into the fraud scheme is still ongoing, and more suspects and victims could emerge, per Reuters.

What they're saying: "This investigation has also shown that these individuals appeared to be very skilled identity thieves and professionals," Fernandez Rundle said.

• "Except for their names, almost nothing else about seemed to be true."

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